(1) Where employees of the Fire and Emergency Service are sent beyond the limits of any area in which this Regulation is in force, in order to extinguish a fire in the neighbourhood of such limits on the request of any local body or Fire and Emergency Service authority, they shall be paid such fee as may be prescribed.
(2) The fee referred to in sub-section (1) shall be payable, within one month of the service of a notice of demand, by the Deputy Director of the local body or the Fire and Emergency Service authority, as the case may be, and if it is not paid within that period, it shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue.
(3) No fee shall be levied for extinguishing the fire and rescue operations within the Union territory.
(4) The Government shall, by notification, specify the fee for deployment of members of the Fire and Emergency Service along with equipment and appliances for stand-by-duty for a specific duration.
37. The proceeds of fees, fire tax and penalties recovered under this Regulation, shall be credited to the Government account under the head “Fire Protection and Control”.
CHAPTER IX OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND COMPENSATION
38. Whoever contravenes any provisions of this Regulation or any rule or notification made or issued thereunder except as provided specifically in this Regulation, shall without prejudice to any other action taken against him under this Regulation and the rules made thereunder, be liable to a penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one with a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.
39. Whoever contravenes any provision of Chapter IV or the rules made thereunder shall, without prejudice to any other action taken against him under this Regulation and rules made thereunder, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both and where the contravention is a continuing one with a further fine which may extend to three thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention continues.
40. Notwithstanding any action which may be taken under the provisions of this Regulation, any member of the Fire and Emergency Service who—
(i) is found to be guilty of any violation of duty or wilful breach of any provision of this Regulation or any rule or order made thereunder; or
(ii) is found to be abdication of responsibility; or
(iii) withdraws or abstains from the duties of his office without permission or without having given previous notice for fifteen days or more; or Mode of assessment, collection, etc., of fire tax.
Fee on deployment of Fire and Emergency Service.
Deposit of fees, charges, fire tax and penalties, etc.
Penalty for contravention of Regulation, other than Chapter IV.
Penalty for contravention of provisions of Chapter IV.
Violation of duty.
14 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— 14 Penalty in case of nonappointment of Fire Safety Officers under section 28.
Penalty for failure to give information.
Penalty for failure to take precautions.
Penalty for wilfully obstructing firefighting, rescue operation.
Penalty for false report.
Penalty for contravention of section 56.
Offences by companies.
(iv) being on leave fails without reasonable cause to report himself for duty on expiration of such leave; or
(v) accepts any other employments or office or engages himself in business in contravention of the provisions of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964, shall be liable under the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965.